The effect of heptanol on the electrical and contractile function of the isolated, perfused rabbit heart

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 440, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-282

  Keevil, Victoria L ^a   Huang, Christopher L H ^a   Chau, P L ^a   Sayeed, Rana A ^a   Vandenberg, Jamie I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Gap junctions; Heptanol

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; HEPTANOL; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PERFUSION; RABBITS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034130231     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240051049     Document Type: Article

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